"Delilah Carter". I repeated the name.
I lowered the phone, as I stares at Delilah, she was working just a few feet away from me. I found it hard to believe that she was someone from a prominent family. It was hard to reconcile the two.
I raised the phone back to my ear. “I don’t need the money,” I told Magnus. “But I want something else from you.”
Magnus paused on the other end. “Does that mean you’re agreeing to take on the task?”
I didn’t answer directly. “I’ll call you later,” I said and ended the call.
Delilah finished her task and looked over to where I was standing, she smiled at my direction before she turned and headed inside. I found myself smiling back, something I hadn’t done in what felt like ages.
I Lean against the wall. Protecting Delilah wouldn’t be as daunting as
